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Recent Examples of homebuilt
The crash is the second to involve a small, homebuilt plane in recent weeks in the Bay Area.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
In a post to social media, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cozy MK IV, which is a homebuilt single-engine plane with a rear-propeller design, seating up to four people.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
In a post to social media, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cozy MK IV, which is a homebuilt single-engine plane with a rear-propeller design, seating up to four people.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homebuilt
Adjective
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A bit sweet from sugar, a bit acidic from vinegar, a bit spicy from hot sauce, and rounded out with neutral oil, this homemade vinaigrette recipe is the perfect all-purpose salad dressing.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Police allege Balmer broke into the southern wing of the residence, entering a room often used to entertain crowds and display art, and set a fire using a homemade incendiary device.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The previous record for a production vehicle with a manual gearbox was held by the 2017 Dodge Viper ACR, with a time of 7:01.3 minutes (timed on the shorter 12.8-mile track layout).—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, masculinity remains one of the only frameworks that confers dignity: so much so that it's being used to position a return to manual labor as more meaningful than upward mobility.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Settings, users can choose from among hundreds of homespun labelling tools that flag or block certain posts in their feeds.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Homebuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homebuilt. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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